08-10-2015, 01:37 PM
(08-09-2015, 07:32 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Bernie Sanders -- Aggressive Stance on Campaign Finance Reform
Bernie Sanders abhors the PACs and how big money controls politics and politicians. He supports the DISCLOSE Act, which would make campaign finances more transparent and ban U.S. corporations controlled by foreign interests from making political expenditures.
He wants to overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, in which the Supreme Court overturned McCain-Feingold restrictions on political spending by corporations and unions as a violation of the First Amendment. (I know Username agrees with Bernie on this issue; me too.)
My daughter and I were discussing the debate the other day and she said "ya' know, this is insane. I'm sure George Washington never envisioned basically a two-party system".
BOOM!!! Ten minute rant from mom on the evil of money in politics.
Commando Cunt Queen